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    Could I get into trouble for this?

    ppfd replied to SentinelTruth's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, stay off Facebook or any of those sites. Or don't comment to strangers. Girl I work with had a false claim filed on her via a comment like this. Now shes looking for a lawyer to sue the...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    ppfd replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    45 pages LOL No OT to pick
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    Fired. How To Get Over It.

    ppfd replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a quit or be fired deal few years back. Been a peds ICU and ED RN in a regional trauma and peds faculty for about 10 years. At this point I had been a paramedic for 25 years as well. I took a...
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    Abandonment? What exactly is it?

    ppfd posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Seems like abandonment is the new catch phrase being passed around to scare nurses into working more than they are scheduled for. What exactly is it? I work in a correctional/prison setting...
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    Abandonment? What exactly is it?

    ppfd replied to ppfd's topic in Nursing Career

    Are we allowed to mention employers here? Thought I read something at one time that was a no go? Anyway they do start with a
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    LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    ppfd replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I respect the hell out of the LPNs I work with and ask them a million questions a shift. 1. they have been where we work longer than me. 2. They are not stupid. But yeah, nobodies telling I can't...
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    Did She Violate Patient Confidentiality?

    ppfd replied to 0121Mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I "might" know some ED nurses that "might" share this information and more on a daily basis. I've been in some big and busy ED's and "maybe" everybody talks about
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    ppfd replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say it any better than this. I rarely if ever pick up extra work and I don't trade shifts
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    Quitting without notice?

    ppfd replied to Ovarychiever's topic in General Nursing

    Place I work now, is small and 2 people have quit, one by facebook messeger and the other over the phone, no notice. Both had new jobs. Doesn't effect me either way, I go to work and go home....
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    ppfd replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Probably an unpopular opinion but, firing “heroes” for not taking the ‘vid shot or forcing it on employees is not going to fair will for retention. And I agree, let that guy making 7...
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    Correctional Nursing

    ppfd replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

    I've worked in a women's prison for close to a year now. Easiest nursing job I've had. LPN's handle the meds, I assist as needed. Work a week on and a week off. Money is good as well. Inmates...
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    The Good Moments

    ppfd replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Nursing

    Smile on my face/ Clocking out
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    "Thank you for your service"

    ppfd replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Never had it happen. I tell people when they ask what I do, I'm a mechanic or truck driver...? Last thing I want to do is tell people about "the worst thing I've seen". Plus I drive...
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    Nurses Begin Trauma Recovery from COVID: 5 Ways to Cope

    ppfd replied to jeastridge's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hasn't effected me one bit. I had covid back in December and guess what! I am alive and well typing now!! I did get 2 weeks paid off so that was great. I work as a prison RN, at its...
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    Correctional Nursing

    ppfd replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

    Started working in my states only women's prison. To go from working one of the states busiest ED's to the prison was a huge shift. As an RN, I do almost nothing. LPN's pass meds, techs handle...
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    Bullied at work, and the DON won't do anything about it. (venting)

    ppfd replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    Never love your job because your job won’t love you
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    Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    ppfd replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    So let me start with life is tough and not nice. So if Internet comments bother you I don’t know what to say. With that, I was made a no rehire for something similar. I worked in a public safety...
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    To be a coward, or to be a fool?

    ppfd replied to MsJenn_The_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL A wise old NYPD SGT I knew had a saying that holds true for any career "Never love your job, because your job won't love you
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    "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    ppfd replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Been laid off close to a month and I don't miss it a bit. Thought about traveling. Applied at the local kroger and lowes, don't mind stocking shelves or running a forklift. Ohio nursing sent out an...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    ppfd replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I was a medic/FF over 20 years,RN for 10 now. I finish this BSN,I'm hauling *** into the finance/insurance/real estate business, fast food, wal mart greeter, gas station clerk etc. Like public...
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    When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

    ppfd replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    Outraged? yeah. Doc would have needed a tube had he tried this with me or one of my female co
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    Can't Choose Between 2 Residencies

    ppfd replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    That place with a sign on bonus. 1. You more than likely will have to pay that back if you quit, or get fired. 2. Ask yourself why is this place offering a 10 G bonus? With the supposed "nursing...
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    Start Nursing School at 66?

    ppfd replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yeah this is a horrible idea. I retired after 30 years as a FF medic. I went and got my RN while on the job. Your 66 and will be 69 if you do a 2 year program and then test. Enjoy yourself. If you...
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    Do You Have a Toxic Boss? (eyeroll)

    ppfd replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Not so much my boss. I work with toxic A>> holes everyday. I dealt with bullies as a kid. As an adult not so much. I need to keep in mind I am single no kids and can go and do whatever I want....
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    What makes a good manager?

    ppfd replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a free standing ED for the local hospital so "we" are away from the typical BS. I've had the pleasure of knowing my manager before either of us got into nursing. She ran EMS as I did and do...